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video"Frog Dreaming" - the YA Movie You Need to See
Part of our chat about MIRACLE MILE with Letterboxd cinephile Nick Langdon!
videoTest Audiences Actually Like Sad Endings
Part of our chat about MIRACLE MILE with Letterboxd cinephile Nick Langdon!
videoGenre Fluidity in Hong Kong Movies vs. Hollywood
Part of our chat about MIRACLE MILE with Letterboxd cinephile Nick Langdon!
videoMISSISSIPPI BURNING (1989) w/ Wines of Tension, Violence, then Hope
The year was 19 ***ing 64... Today we tackle Hollywood's first big budget attempt to cover the Civil Rights movement and one of the darkest events surrounding it. Its a great conversation. We veer from wanting wines of Tention, then Violence, then Hope. Also a wine that Challenges and forces Contemplation. THE WINES: Bodkin Wines 2022 "Light Skinned" Zinfandel (https://www.google.com/search?q=Bodkin+Wines+2002+%22Light+Skinned%22+Zinfandel) Domaine de Belliviere Rouge Gorge 2022 (https://www.google.com/search?udm=14&q=Domaine+de+Belliviere+Rouge+Gorge+2022) ___ Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! https://Curated-Wines.com Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: https://vintertainmentstudios.com Follow us on the socials! https://www.instagram.com/vintertainmentpod https://bsky.app/profile/davebaxter.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/@vintertainmentstudios
videoThe Only Thing Chardonnay is Good For. Maybe.
Disinfecting bone-deep wounds a la the movie GAME NIGHT! With special guests The Wine Pair Podcast! (And yes, I meant "disinfect" the wound, not "cauterize", oopsie.)
videoWine and MIRACLE MILE (1989) w/ Nick Langdon
Today we’re joined by Nicholas Langdon, a Melbourne-based Letterboxd friend I met as part of the Collab Film Club: https://letterboxd.com/mushiminion/list/collab-film-club Nick chose to talk about the world’s only Tangerine Dream-soundtracked, Romantic Cold War Disaster movie! Starring Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham - who, wildly, got married over 30 years later in 2021! The script was widely considered one of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood in the early 80’s, well before The Black List existed to celebrate such things. While beautifully written, the story was a challenging combo of Cold War disaster pic and When Harry Met Sally urban romance. Writer/Director Steve DeJarnatt also refused to let the film be directed by anyone else, or to change the ending, which was considered controversial. So then how did this get made? Listen to the episode to find out! 0:00 Teaser + Curated Wine Shop 5:08 Nick Langdon and Miracle Mile Intro 23:08 Wine Trivia Question of the Qee
videoTilt Shift Photography in Game Night (2018)
Part of our full length conversation with guest stars The Wine Pair Podcast
videoDance Party with The Wine Pair Podcast
The opening to our episode on GAME NIGHT (2018) with Joe and Carmela. I'm a dancinng fool.
videoWine and GAME NIGHT (2018) with The Wine Pair Podcast
SEASON 3 PREMIERE! Welcome very special guests Joe and Carmela Mele, your sommeliers of reasonably priced wines, as they say on their own podcast. One of our very favorite wine podcasts period. THE WINE PAIR PODCAST https://thewinepairpodcast.com 0:00 Season 3 Begins! 3:23 Special Guests The Wine Pair Podcast! 5:12 Special Guest Intro Song (Dance!) 8:44 Wine Trivia Question of the Qeek 11:00 Why They Chose GAME NIGHT 14:23 Brief History of the Movie 25:30 Act I - Thoughts on the Movie and the Wine Pairings 37:28 Act II - Thoughts on the Movie and the Wine Pairings 48:15 Act III (SPOILERS) 52:11 Dallas' Wine Pairing 54:20 Joe and Carmela's Wine Pairing 58:37 Dave's Wine Pairing 1:03:48 Our Laugh Out Loud Moments 1:07:53 Wrap-Up! And Exit Guest Song! Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie! https://Curated-Wines.com SUBSTACK: https://vintertainmentstudios.com Follow us on the socials! https://www.instagram.com/vintertainmentp
videoSTRANGER THINGS: Everything But the Final Episode - Spoiler Free!
0:00 Intro 2:30 Argument: Consuming Slowly vs. In One Sitting 10:58 Try Wine and Movie Pairing at Home! 13:14 Stranger Things Season 1 - Mini-Series-esque 21:55 Season 1 Wine Pairing - Earthy, Broooding, Complex 25:07 Season 2 - Bigger, Badder, Bolder 30:31 Season 2 Wine Pairing - High Acid 32:05 Season 3 = Rocky III 36:00 Season 3 Wine Pairing - Candy Colored 37:00 Season 4 - EPIC But Takes Time 45:18 Season 4 Wine Pairing - Bold Dessert Wine 46:46 Season 5 = Rocky Balboa, the Coda 50:31 Season 5 Wine Pairing - Sparkling Red Support the show, and/or become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: https://vintertainmentstudios.com Follow us on the socials! https://www.instagram.com/vintertainmentpod https://bsky.app/profile/davebaxter.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/@vintertainmentstudios
videoA Spaghetti Western Xmas: A PISTOL FOR RINGO (1965)
Paired With Cremant and Cream Sherry! THE WINES (AI-Free Search Links): Domaine Ligier Cremant du Jura Rose Brut https://www.google.com/search?udm=14&q=Domaine+Ligier+Cremant+du+Jura+Rose+Brut Emilio Hidalgo "Morenita" Cream Sherry Jerez https://www.google.com/search?q=Emilio+Hidalgo+%22Morenita%22+Cream+Sherry+Jerez&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 0:00 Outtake and Intro 2:13 Wine Trivia Question of the Week 4:03 A Pistol For Ringo 10:11 Our Personal Histories with the Movie 15:15 Movie and Wine Discussion 45:09 Dallas' Ringo / Rango Theory 49:45 Domaine Ligier Cremant du Jura Rose Brut 54:48 Emilio Hidalgo “Morenita” Cream Sherry Jerez 59:17 Wrap up! Happy Holidays! Now Go Away and Stop Ignoring Your Family!
videoMovie Trailers DEC 2025: Coming Soon to Drinkers
Dave and Dallas delve into upcoming films set to release this December and January, offering their candid opinions on the effectiveness of each trailer, while sharing 4 different wines and deciding which upcoming movie likely pairs best with each. TRSILERS WATCHED: The Chronology of Water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCBwuJ0pKMA Man Finds Tape https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VexyLStKQAQ The Rabbit Hole https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-SebLbGTZY&t Rosemead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwQy6jV1QCM Merrily We Roll Along https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niKyQEq47Mc Dust Bunny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btzw2I7sfSk Lone Samurai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1gfbqQGmGo Anaconda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jak4wgv9uRE Greenland 2: Migration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ieN10lX40 We Bury The Dead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE-W-wEJJqw All You Need is Kill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7pNOtFACTk WINES SUPPED: Vitatge Vielh Lapeyre Jurancon Sec Clos C
videoThe Best (But Subtlest) of Gags in 1942''s TO BE OR NOT TO BE
Part of our epic chat on the movie with comedy writer Carrie Freedle! Plus wine pairings in the full ep!
videoWhy Would They Remake It, If They Got It Right The First Time?
If they got it right the first time, why would they "Remake" it? Part of our epic chat about 1942's pitch-perfect black comedy TO BE OR NOT TO BE. That Mel Brooks tried to remake in 1983, to not good results. ;P
videoWine, War, and Wit: TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942) w/ Comedy Writer Carrie Freedle
CARRIE FREEDLE is a comedy writer and screenwriter, having penned a number of holiday and comedy features for Hallmark and Netflix. Today she joins us to discuss one of the greatest black comedies ever made (and one of the earliest!) - Ernst Lubitsch's TO BE OR NOT TO BE from 1942, starring Jack Benny and Carole Lombard, Follow CARRIE on IG (https://www.instagram.com/carriefreedle) THE WINES (AI-free search links): Sante Bucciarelli Sancto Liquoroso, Italy (https://www.google.com/search?q=Sante%20Bucciarelli%20Sancto%20Liquoroso%2C%20Italy&udm=14) Emile Beyer "Les Traditions" Pinot Blanc, Alsace (https://www.google.com/search?udm=14&q=Emile+Beyer+%22Les+Traditions%22+Pinot+Blanc%2C+Alsace) Bomon Shampe Angel Rose Brut, Ukraine (Support!) (https://www.google.com/search?udm=14&q=Bomon+Shampe+Angel+Rose+Brut%2C+Ukraine) Support the show Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: vintertainmentstudios.com Follow us on the socials! h
videoTHE RUNNING MAN Producers Didn't Know it Was Stephen King!
The rights to "Richard Bachman's" THE RUNNING MAN was purchased and shopped around Hollywood without the rightsholders realizing it was a Stephen King novel! Crazy but true! Part of our epic chat and wine pairing with 1987's OG THE RUNNING MAN https://youtu.be/18PxbsOLGfU
videoHow Andrew Davis (Under Siege) Was Fired From The Running Man (1987)
Can you imagine spending $8 MILLION dollars in 8 days?!? And this was 1987 dollars! Part of our epic chat on the OG Running Man film from 1987! Which we then pair with wine, as we do. https://youtu.be/18PxbsOLGfU
videoEdgar Wright: Style Over Substance? (Running Man)
Part of our epic chat on the OG 1987 Running Man, we *hope* the new version will "have more weight", but Edgar Wright doesn't strike us as that kind of director.... https://youtu.be/2dhlIB4UiwU
videoMUTE (2018) w/ writer Jessica Maison - Paired with German Wines That Don't Belong
This week we’re joined by our Produce-er, Jessica Maison! Jessica is the writer of the graphic novel series MARY SHELLEY'S SCHOOL FOR MONSTERS and novelist of the science fiction PLASTIC GIRL trilogy. You can follow all thingss Jessica here: https://monsteroftheweek.substack.com And today Jessica joins us to follow up our episode on director Duncan Jones' MOON (2009) - https://youtu.be/gITbjCkXBpM Here we tackle the loose sequel that takes place in the same universe: MUTE starring Aleksander Skarsgard, Paul Rudd, and Justin Theroux. 0:00 Outtake and Intro 2:11 Wine Trivia Question of the Week 3:31 Special Guest Jessica Maison Intro 6:40 From Moon (2009) to Mute (2018) 21:03 Our Hot Takes on Mute 36:19 Dave Goes to Bat for Mute 45:33 We All Agree: The Third Act is the BEST 58:55 Weingut Schlossmühlenhof Boden Funk Rheinhessen Sauvignon Blanc 2023 1:02:18 2022 Maison Barboulot Cabernet Syrah 1:05:54 2017 Schnaitmann "Steinwiege" Pinot Noir Württemberg 1:12:30 Answer to the Wine Triv
videoTHE RUNNING MAN (1987) Paired With Love and Hate
With the brand new Edgar Wright re-adaptation about to drop on Friday, we decided to revisit the OG 1987 movie, itself an adaptation of the “Richard Bachman” novel, itself the pseudonym that Stephen King wrote his non-horror novels under, something he managed to keep secret for over a decade and hysterically the person who secured the movie rights to the book had no idea it was King!!! We deep dive into this history, then talk at length about the movie’s themes and whether or not they resonate today (we did NOT agree on this point!) A man falsely accused of crimes forced to fend for his life on a televised game show where the stakes are life and death all for the entertainment of the passive masses…that sure sounds pretty resonate today, doesn’t it? And in broad strokes, it absolutely is. But the devil is in them details. 0:00 Bumper / Opening 1:57 Wine Trivia Question of the Week 3:07 Richard Bachman / Stephen King 7:32 George Linder and The Running Man 11:29 Screenwriter Steven E
videoIs RIUNITE Any Good? Wine Nerds Taste it For the First Time!
Part of our episode pairing wine with 2024's indie horror opus DEAD MAIL https://youtu.be/dv3lMbi-qAg
videoDEAD MAIL (2024) Paired with the Top Imported Wine in America
This special Halloween Horror episode was commisioned by our Produce-er, Jessica Maison! Did you know you could support the show and this Substack at the Produce-er level and commission your own episode? PLUS get a shout out in every episode! Well, you can. And special spotlight shout out for Jessica’s Substack here: http://monsteroftheweek.substack.com Support the show Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: vintertainmentstudios.com Follow us on the socials! https://www.instagram.com/vintertainmentpod https://bsky.app/profile/davebaxter.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/@vintertainmentstudios
videoWine and SPAWN (1997) + You Had Me at Hell No Merlot (plus Cinsault)
Welcome to our first October movie: 1997’s SPAWN, a true gem that has become a cult classi—no I’m just fucking with you nobody likes this movie, but they should! It’s aged weirdly well. Get the SPAWN 4K remaster on blu ray Wine Trivia Question of the Week: In the 16th Century, during the early days of monks making what we now call "Champagne", what was the name they called their sparkling wine? A) Fusée Bouteille ("Bottle Rocket") B) Jus Pétillant ("Fizzy Juice") C) Crémant de Champagne ("Creamy Wine of Champagne") D) Vin Gris ("Grey Wine") SUPPORT THE SHOW ON SUBSTACK! Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at: vintertainmentstudios.com Follow us on the socials! https://www.instagram.com/vintertainmentpod 0:00 Intro 1:52 Wine Trivia Question of the Week 3:16 Dave is On the Blu Ray Release of Spawn! 5:39 Making of the Movie 32:10 2023 Snows Crossing Vineyard Cinsault 39:36 You Had Me at Hell No Merlot 47:35 Unboxing of the Blu r
videoThe World is Ending, Make Your Weird Sh*t
FRITZ THE CAT was the first animated film to recieve an X rating, yet went on to gross $90 million at the box office - that's 1972 dollars!!! So make your weird shit, and your audience may just find you. Part of our full episode on Bakshi's AMERICAN POP (1981)